Ulysse Nardin Introduces the Freak ONE, a Mesmerizing Tribute to the Authentic Freak

The Freak ONE is a bizarre, avant garde watch that won’t be to everybody’s style, however within the bigger context of Freaks, it’s fairly grounded and approachable. On the very least, it’s straightforward to put on, inform the time, and use. The DLC coated titanium case is 44mm and contours to the wrist in a method that hides a lot of the majority, and it’s gentle sufficient to not be too bothered by the scale. The sheer dimension of the motion makes telling the time straightforward, and interacting with the bezel needs to be top-of-the-line tactile experiences in all of watchmaking. It’s extremely clean and feels very refined, and when it’s locked by way of the latch it feels unattainable to maneuver. It type of makes you marvel if one of these bezel execution could possibly be applied on a extra conventional look ahead to timing functions. 

The Freak ONE is loads of enjoyable, however at $68,600 it’s very a lot in fantasy territory for many. However contemplating the lengthy historical past of the Freak and the revolution it prompted in experimental watchmaking for a technology of independents, it appears like a good worth. Different excessive horology items that present us their mechanisms which have come up within the Freak’s wake are properly into the six figures, however as complicated as a few of these watches are, nothing is exactly just like the Freak, which asks it’s motion to truly transfer. While you begin to actually assume that by way of, you start to understand how particular and strange a watch like that is. Ulysse Nardin